Soukous
1,783works
5,106pressings
1967first year
Works per year
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Formats
Format by decade
| Format | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 100% | 99% | 84% | 28% | 2% | 15% | 39% |
| CD | · | · | 6% | 52% | 62% | 43% | 26% |
| Cassette | · | · | 10% | 18% | 4% | · | 2% |
| DVD | · | · | · | · | 27% | 15% | · |
| File | · | · | · | · | 1% | 23% | 26% |
Sounds like
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fogaraté! | Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 | 1994 | 33 |
| (Nothing But) Flowers | Talking Heads | 1988 | 30 |
| Sound D'Afrique | Various | 1981 | 14 |
| Sweet Mother | Prince Nico Mbarga And Rocafil Jazz | 1976 | 13 |
| Nippon Banzai Au Japon | Zaiko Langa Langa | 1986 | 13 |
| It's Disco Time With Samba Mapangala & Orch. Virunga | Samba Mapangala | 1981 | 12 |
| Doublé Doublé | Nyboma Mwan'dido | 1981 | 12 |
| Babeti Soukous | Tabu Ley Rochereau | 1989 | 12 |
| Jetez L'Éponge | Zaiko Langa Langa | 1989 | 12 |
| Maria Tebbo | Sam Mangwana | 1979 | 11 |
| 6 Juin 1956 - 6 Juin 1980 24 Ans D'Age | Franco | 1980 | 11 |
| Sound D'Afrique II Soukous | Various | 1982 | 11 |
| Pon Moun Paka Bougé | Pépé Kallé | 1989 | 11 |
| Isambe - Monie | Kanda Bongo Man | 1990 | 11 |
| Haut De Gamme Tcha-Tcho "Echelon Ngomba" - Koweït, Rive Gauche | Koffi Olomide | 1992 | 11 |
| Sans Commentaire | Madilu System | 1993 | 11 |
| Fool's Gold | Fool's Gold | 2009 | 11 |
| Lemba-Lemba | Orchestre Lipua-Lipua | 10 | |
| Okomi Kolangua | Orchestre Cavacha | 1975 | 10 |
| Sam Mangwana Et L'African All Stars | Sam Mangwana | 1982 | 10 |
| L'Evénement! Rochereau Et Franco A Paris | Tabu Ley Rochereau | 1983 | 10 |
| Beyanga | Mbilia Bel | 1987 | 10 |
| Wende Zako | The Real Sounds | 1987 | 10 |
| Phénomene | Mbilia Bel | 1988 | 10 |
| Pamberi! | Bhundu Boys | 1989 | 10 |
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